HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020-09-01 Annual-Special Town Meeting Warrant TOWN OF BREWSTER ANNUAL TOWN MEETING SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Barnstable, ss
To : Roland W . Bassett, Jr.
Constable of the Town of Brewster
Greetings:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and
inform the Town of Brewster inhabitants qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Stony
Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road, on Saturday,. September 12, 2020, next, at
10 : 00 a . m . o' clock in the morning, then and there to act upon the following articles :
CAPE COD REGIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO . 1 : To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray Cape Cod Regional Technical High School charges and expenses
for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021, as follows;
DEPARTMENT EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
CAPE COD TECH $ 845r458 $ 753 , 875 $ 562, 646
ASSESSMENT
DEBT ASSESSMENT New in FY20 $4891117 � 294 741
IL
TOTAL ASSESSMENT 845 458 1 242 992 JF7
857 387
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Cape Cod Technical School Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required )
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO . 2* To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/ortransfer
from available funds to defray the Elementary Schools' charges and expenses, for the Fiscal
Year ending June 30, 2021, as follows;
DEPARTMENT EXPENDED]9APPROPORIATED REQUEES2TED
FY2
20
021
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 7 644 850 $ 71777F113 $7 , 971540
BUDGET
SCHOOL FRINGE BENEFITS $ 2, 215 , 147 2 068 441
TOTALASSESSMENT& 9 708963 $21a2,260 $ 10 , 039 , 981
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Elementary School Committee) ( Majority Vote Required )
NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO . 3w To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds to defray the Nauset Regional School District charges and expenses for the
Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2021,, as follows;
DEPARTMENT EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
NAUSET — $ 10 , 397 , 696 $ 10 , 812 , 935 — $ 11 ,4761397
ASSESSMENT
NAUSET DEBT —� 115 162 122 175 $ 122p645
ASSESSMENT
TOTAL ASSESSMENT. $ 10 , 512 , 858 $ 10 , 935 , 110� � $ 11 , 599 , 042
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Nauset Regional School Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required )
ASSESSMENT FORMULA FOR NAUSET REGIONAL SCHOOLS
ARTICLE NO . 4* To see if the Town will vote, pursuant to the provisions of the fourth paragraph
of G . L. c.71, § 16B, to reallocate the sum of the member towns' contributions to the Nauset
Regional School District in Fiscal Year 2022 in accordance with the Regional Agreement rather
than the Education Reform Formula, so-called, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Nauset Regional School Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required )
TOWN OPERATING BUDGET
ARTICLE NO. S : To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from
available funds, or borrow pursuant to any applicable statute, for the purposes of supporting
the offices, departments, boards and commissions of the Town of Brewster for Fiscal Year 2021,
including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years, as follows;
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee $ 4, 821 $ 104,700 $ 130,500
Assessors $ 173,593 $ 130,307 $ 131,490
Accounting $ 309, 838 $ 226, 822 $ 221,999
Treasurer/ $ 254, 805 $ 275, 715 $ 286,465
Collector
Information $ 258,513 $ 226,447 $ 267,427
Technology
Legal $ 113,497 $ 175, 640 $ 165, 640
Moderator $ 300 $ 300 $ 300
Planning $ 154, 814 $ 171,315 $ 1741184
Select Board / Town $ 501, 924 $ 4807292 $489,999
Administration
Town Clerk $ 185,080 $ 185,782 $ 2131490
Public Buildings $ 158, 893 $ 164, 121 $ 164,420
SUBTOTAL GENERAL $21116,077 $ 2, 141,441 $2,245,914
GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC SAFETY
Building $ 398, 008 $419, 608 $ 407, 134
Department
Fire Department $ 21643, 716 $ 2,767, 280 $ 2, 846,338
Natural Resources $ 358, 958 $416, 831 $ 429,439
Police Department $ 2, 637,547 $ 2, 8341611 $ 2, 861, 915
Sealer of Weights & New in FY21 New in FY21 $ 9, 000
Measures
SUBTOTAL PUBLIC $ 6, 0381228 $ 6,4381330 $ 6, 553, 826
SAFETY
PUBLIC WORKS
Public Works $ 11781, 859 $ 117281362 $ 1,933, 043
Snow & Ice $ 149, 001 $ 158, 644 $ 161, 817
Removal
Street Lights $ 3, 252 $5, 515 $ 5, 515
SUBTOTAL PUBLIC $ 1,934, 112 $ 1189,521 $ 2, 100,375
WORKS
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
HUMAN SERVICES
Council on Aging $ 282,715 $ 343,425 $344, 809
Board of Health $ 244,395 $ 259, 893 $ 246, 076
Veteran' s Services $ 96, 883 $ 107,554 $ 140, 979
Public Assistance $ 125,740 $ 128, 634 $ 141, 620
SUBTOTAL HUMAN $ 749,734 $839,506 $ 873,484
SERVICES
CULTURE & RECREATION
Brewster Ladies $ 624, 120 $ 656,542 $ 663,459
Library
Recreation $ 190, 073 $ 198,484 $ 197, 657
Memorial & $ 1, 500 $ 1,500 $ 1,500
Veterans Day
SUBTOTAL CULTURE $ 815, 693 $ 856,526 $862, 616
& RECREATION
DEBT SERVICE
Principal & Interest $ 2, 233, 660 $ 2, 288, 229 $ 2, 122, 287
SUBTOTAL DEBT $2, 233, 660 $ 2,288,229 $ 2, 122,287
SERVICE
INSURANCE, UTILITIES & FRINGE BENEFITS
General Insurance $435 ,574 $485,000 $445, 000
Utilities $ 374,315 $417, 171 $4251171
Fringe Benefits $ 31586, 130 $ 4, 150, 599 $ 4, 603, 156
Including OPEB
SUBTOTAL $4, 396,020 $ 51052, 770 $ 51473,327
INSURANCE &
FRINGE BENEFITS
EXPENDED APPROPRIATED REQUESTED
DEPARTMENT , FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021
OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE & ASSESSMENTS
Assessments $ 25 , 140 $ 27,540 $ 28, 040
Alewives $ 3,456 $4, 350 $ 4,350
General Stabilization $ 275,000 $ 0 $ 200, 000
Fund
Local Service $ 34, 784 $ 35, 100 $40, 000
Funding
SUBTOTAL OTHER $ 338,380 $ 66,990 $ 272,390
OEPRATING
EXPENSE &
ASSESSMENTS
GRAND TOTAL OF $ 181621,903 $ 19, 576,313 $ 20,5041219
GENERAL FUND
OPERATING
BUDGETS
Or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
GOLF DEPARTMENT RESERVE FUND
ARTICLE NO . 6 * To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Golf Fund, in accordance
with G . L. c.40, §5F, the sum of THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THREE THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS ($ 3, 503,565 ) for the purpose of offsetting costs for Fiscal Year
2021 associated with golf department related expenses including, but not limited to acquiring
professional services and equipment, personnel and maintaining facilities and operations,
including authorization for lease purchases of up to five years; all expenditures to be made by
the Golf Department, subject to the approval of the Town Administrator, or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
WATER DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISE FUND
ARTICLE NO . 7 : To see if the Town will vote, in accordance with G . L. c. 44, § 53F1/2, to
appropriate from Water Department receipts, transfer from available funds or otherwise fund
the sum of TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY
FOUR DOLLARS ($ 2, 637,454) for Fiscal Year 2021 costs associated with the operation of the
Water Department including, but not limited to acquiring professional services and equipment,
personnel and maintaining facilities and operations, including authorization for lease purchases
of up to five years; all expenditures to be made by the Water Department, subject to the
approval of the Town Administrator, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING
ARTICLE NO . 8 : To see if the Town will vote to act on the report of the Community Preservation
Committee on the Fiscal Year 2021 Community Preservation Budget and to appropriate or
reserve for later appropriation monies from the Community Preservation Fund annual revenues
or available funds forthe administrative and operating expenses of the Community
Preservation Committee, the undertaking of Community Preservation Projects and all other
necessary and proper expenses for the year; with each item considered a separate
appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee, all as set forth below:
- Estimated revenues FY21
a . Estimated FY21 tax surcharge $ 1, 0581000
b . Estimated FY21 state contribution ( 11 . 2%) $ 118, 496
c. FY21 Estimated Revenue Total : $ 1, 176,496
FY21 Appropriations and Allocations
d . Historic Preservation Reserve appropriation ( 10%) $ 117, 650
e . Community Housing Reserve appropriation ( 10 % ) $ 117, 650
f. Open Space Reserve appropriation (50 %) $ 588, 248
g. Budgeted Reserve * (30 %) $ 352, 948
h . Total $ 1, 176,496
* 5 % of FY21 Estimated Total Revenues ($ 58, 825 ) is appropriated for Administrative Expense,
leaving a net total of $ 294, 123 in Budgeted Reserve .
Purpose Item Funding Source (s) Amount
1 Historic Preservation
a . Designated Reserves for Transfer to reserve Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 117, 650
Historic Preservation from estimated annual estimated annual
revenues in accordance revenues
with G . L. c. 44B, § 6
Sub-total $ 117,650
Purpose Item Funding Sources) Amount
2 Community Housing
a . Town of Brewster — Payroll and operating Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $49,500
Town Administration - costs for Part Time estimated annual
Housing Coordinator Housing Coordinator revenues
position to assist public
with affordable
housing program
b . Community Professional service Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 15, 000
Development costs associated with 2 estimated annual
Partnership - Cape years of training revenues
Housing Institute program equipping
local elected and
appointed officials and
residents with
knowledge and skills to
support creation of
more year- round
affordable housing
c. Designated Reserves Transfer to reserve Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 53, 150
for Community Housing from estimated annual estimated annual
receipts in accordance revenues
with G . L. c.44B, § 6
Sub-total $ 117, 650
3 Open Space
a . Community Payment of debt Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 271, 695
Preservation Bonded principal and interest estimated annual
Debt Service for the Jolly Whaler, revenues
BBJ Property, and
Bates Property bonds
b . Community Payment of debt Appropriate $ 405 , 204
Preservation Loan Debt principal and interest $316, 553 from Fiscal
Service for the Besse Year 2021 CPA
Cartway/Long Pond estimated annual
property loan revenues; transfer
$ 88, 651 from Fund
Balance Reserved
for Open Space
Sub-total $ 676,899
Purpose Item Funding Source (s) Amount
4 Reserves for Community Preservation
a . Pleasant Bay Creation of an ADA Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 25, 000
Community Boating compliant dock on estimated annual
Pleasant Bay revenues
b . Brewster Stony Brook field Appropriate $ 425, 000
Whitecaps/Brewster improvements $ 269, 123 from Fiscal
School Committee Year 2021 CPA
estimated annual
revenues : transfer
$ 155, 877 from
Budgeted Reserves
for CPA
c. Administration Expense Administration and Fiscal Year 2021 CPA $ 58, 825
operating expenses for estimated annual
Community revenues
Preservation
Committee
Subtotal $ 508,825
Grand Total $ 1,421,024
For Fiscal Year 2021 Community Preservation purposes, each item is considered a separate
appropriation to be spent by the Community Preservation Committee; provided however, that
the above expenditures may be conditional on the recording of the appropriate historic
preservation restrictions for historic resources, open space restrictions for open space reserves,
and housing restrictions for community housing; running in favor of an entity authorized by the
Commonwealth to hold such restrictions for such expenditures; meeting the requirements of
Massachusetts General Law Chapter 184, Section 12 of the Community Preservation Act;
Further, to sunset the administrative expense authorization at the close of the fiscal year and
transfer any unused balance to the fund balance reserved for Community Preservation;
And further, any revenues received in excess of the estimated receipts are transferred to their
respective reserve fund balance (s ) for future appropriation using the allocation formula of 50 %
Open Space, 10% Housing, 10 % Historical and 30% for Community Preservation Reserve .
Or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Community Preservation Committee ) ( Majority Vote Required )
LAND ACQUISITION /Community Preservation Act
ARTICLE NO . 9 : To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to acquire, by
purchase, gift, and/or eminent domain, for conservation , watershed protection and/or passive
recreation purposes pursuant to the provisions of G . L. Ch . 40, Sections 8C, 39B and 41 and
Article 97 of the Articles of Amendment of the Massachusetts Constitution, approximately
10.41 acres located at 106 McGuerty Road , being a portion of Tax Map 94, Parcel 82, described
in a deed recorded with the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book 9429, page 212, with
such parcel to be under the care, custody, control and management the Conservation
Commission ; to appropriate the total sum of THREE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND AND
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($ 395,500) to pay costs of the acquisition and costs incidental or
related thereto, of which THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($300,500) shall be transferred from the Community Preservation Fund Open Space Reserve
and SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($70, 000) shall be transferred from Water Enterprise Fund ;
further, to transfer from Community Preservation Fund Open Space Reserve an additional sum
of TWENTY- FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ 25, 000) for the purpose of paying incidental and
related costs, including, without limitation , costs for appraisals, surveys, grant applications and
grant compliance; further, to authorize the Board of Selectmen and/or the Conservation
Commission to apply for, accept and expend any funds that may be provided by the
Commonwealth or other public or private sources to defray all or a portion of the costs of said
acquisition , including, but not limited to, grants and/or reimbursement from the
Commonwealth under the Self-Help Act, G . L. Ch . 132A, Section 11 ( now, so-called LAND grants),
and the Federal Land and Water Fund grants, which grants and/or funds so received shall be
used to repay all or a portion of the sum transferred from the Community Preservation Fund
hereunder; and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant to the Brewster Conservation
Trust or any other qualified organization a perpetual conservation and / or watershed
preservation restriction pursuant to the provisions of G . L. Ch . 184, Sections 31-33, in
compliance with G . L. Ch . 44B, Section 12 (a ), protecting the property for the purposes for which
it is acquired , and to enter into all agreements and execute any and all instruments as may be
necessary or convenient to effectuate the foregoing purposes, or take any other action relative
thereto .
( Community Preservation Committee) (Two-Thirds Required )
CAPITAL AND SPECIAL PROJECTS EXPENDITURES
ARTICLE NO . 10 : To see what sums the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer
from available funds for the capital outlay expenditures listed below, including, in each case, all
incidental and related costs, to be expended by the Town Administrator with the approval of
the Board of Selectmen, except School expenditures to be made by the School Superintendent
with the approval of the School Committee; authorize leases and lease purchase agreements
for more than three but not more than five years forthose items to be leased or lease
purchased, and further that the Town Administrator with the approval of the Board of
Selectmen or School Superintendent with the approval of the School Committee for school
items, be authorized to sell, convey, trade-in or otherwise dispose of equipment being
replaced, all as set forth below:
Department Item Funding Sources) / Amount
Appropriation or
Transfer
1 Select Board
a . Town Hall Upgrades & Cost of Town Hall General Fund Free $ 10, 000
Office Reconfiguration facility upgrades & re- Cash
configuring offices
b . Council on Aging Re- Cost for re-insulating General Fund Free $30, 000
insulation Project portions of the Council Cash
on Aging
c. Town Hall Generator Professional services General Fund Free $ 50, 000
Project and costs for Cash
purchasing and
installing new Town
Hall Generator,
including all related
materials and
equipment
d . Former Natural Professional Services General Fund Free $ 15 , 000
Resource Garage and costs related to Cash
preparing property for
disposition
Sub-Total $ 105,000
2 Elementary School Department
a . Stony Brook Roof Costs for repairs to the General Fund Free $ 15, 000
Repairs Stony Brook roof Cash
Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount
Appropriation or
Transfer
b . Technology Upgrades Ongoing information General Fund Free $ 65, 000
and Improvements system and equipment Cash
improvements
including but not
limited to purchase of
desktop computers,
servers, productivity
and office software,
backup system, and
other
hardware/software,
switches and access
points for wi4i at Eddy
and Stony Brook
Elementary Schools
c. HVAC, Plumbing, Professional services General Fund Free $ 25, 000
Electrical Maintenance & and costs for upgrades, Cash
Repairs repairs and
replacement of HVAC
plumbing and electrical
systems ( equipment,
supplies and related
software/hardware ) at
Eddy and Stony Brook
Elementary Schools
d . Exterior & Interior Professional services General Fund Free $ 12, 500
Painting Project and costs for Cash
interior/exterior
painting at Eddy and
Stony Brook
Elementary Schools
Sub -Total $ 117,500
Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount
Appropriation or
Transfer
3 Nauset Regional School District
a . Capital Plan Projects Professional services Raise and $ 262, 138
and costs, including appropriate
procuring, engineering,
permitting, repair and
maintenance of
buildings, grounds, and
equipment within the
Nauset Middle School
and Nauset High
School
Sub-Total $ 262,138
4 Natural Resources
a . Beach and Landing Professional services General Fund Free $ 30,000
Repairs & and costs for repairs Cash
Improvements and improvements to
various public beaches
and public landings
throughout town
Sub-Total $30, 000
Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount
Appropriation or
Transfer
5 Information Technology
a . Payroll and Human Professional services General Fund Free $ 25, 000
Resources Software and costs related to Cash
Upgrade the purchase of
software, backup
systems and other
hardware/software for
a payroll and Human
Resources system
b . Regional Orthoimagery Professional services Genera [ Fund Free $ 10, 043
and Planimetrics Project and costs related to Cash
regional aerial
photography and GIS
data updates
Department Item Funding Source (s) / Amount
Appropriation or
Transfer
c. Technology Upgrades Professional Services General Fund Free $ 15, 000
and Replacements and costs related to Cash
information system
and equipment
improvements
including but not
limited to purchase of
computers, servers,
productivity and office
software, backup
systems and other
hardware/software
Sub-Total $ 50,043
6 Water Department
a . Construction Account Costs for goods, Water Receipts $ 901000
materials and services Reserved for
to maintain and repair Appropriation
the Town's water
system
Sub-Total $ 90, 000
7 Department of Public Works
a . Tree Work Professional Services General Fund Free $ 15, 000
tree work and/or Cash
removal of trees that
are deemed a safety
hazard bythe Public
Works Department
b . Road & Drainage Projects Professional services, General Fund Free $ 50, 000
including engineering, Cash
permitting and
construction costs, for
Town road
maintenance and
drainage projects
c. Irrigation Projects Professional services, General Fund Free $ 15, 000
including engineering, Cash
permitting and
construction costs, for
Town irrigation
projects
Sub-Total $ 80,000
8 Fire Department
a . Personal Protective Costs for purchase of Ambulance Receipts $40, 000
Equipment personal protective Reserved for
equipment Appropriation
b . Vehicle Extrication Costs for purchase of Ambulance Receipts $ 50, 000
Equipment vehicle extrication Reserved for
equipment Appropriation
c. Scheduling & Equipment Costs for purchase of a Ambulance Receipts $ 15, 000
Maintenance Software scheduling & Reserved for
equipment Appropriation
maintenance software
program
Sub-Total $ 105,000
Grand Total $ 839,681
Or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND /Cable Franchise Fee Account
ARTICLE NO . 11 * To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from the Cable Franchise Fee
Special Revenue Fund the sum of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200, 000), for the
purpose of offsetting costs associated with providing local cable television related purposes, the
sum of including, but not limited to the general public purpose of supporting and promoting
public access to the Brewster cable television system ; training in the use of local access
equipment and facilities; access to community, municipal and educational meeting coverage;
use and development of an institutional network and/or municipal information facilities;
contracting with local cable programming services providers and/or any other appropriate
cable related purposes, and including all incidental and related expenses, or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND GIFTS
ARTICLE NO . 12 : To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen and
Elementary School Committee to apply for and accept any and all grants or gifts from Federal,
State, and local governments, charitable foundations, private corporations, and individual and
private entities, and to expend those funds for the purposes for which grants are authorized;
and to authorize the Treasurer, in anticipation of grant proceeds to borrow amounts under and
pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44, Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling
authority, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
REPAIR AND RESURFACE TOWN ROADS/Chapter 90 Funds
ARTICLE NO . 13 , To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to apply for
and accept State Grants from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Highway
Division ( Chapter 90), and to expend those funds for the purposes of state approved Chapter 90
projects, services, and purchases; and to authorize the Treasurer, in anticipation of grant
proceeds to borrow amounts under and pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 44,
Section 7 or 8, or any other enabling authority, or take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
GENERAL STABILIZATION FUND
ARTICLE NO . 14: To see if the Town will vote to transfer from Free Cash the sum of ONE
MILLION DOLLARS ($ 1,000, 000) to the General Stabilization Fund pursuant to G . L. Ch . 40,
Section 5B, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectman ) ( Majority Vote Required )
FIRE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO . 15 * To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and International
Association of Firefighters Local 3763, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
POLICE UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO . 16 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of moneyto be used to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Brewster Police
Union , Massachusetts Coalition of Police, Local 332, AFL-CIO, for a term effective July 1, 2020
through June 30, 2021, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required ) -
SEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO . 17 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the proposed
Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Service Employees
International Union, Local 888, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
OPEIU COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO . 18 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used fund the cost items of the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Town of Brewster and Office and
Professional Employees International Union, Local 6, or to take any other action relative
thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
LADIES LIBRARY UNION COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ARTICLE NO. 19 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to be used to fund the cost items for the first fiscal year of the
proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Brewster Ladies Library Association
and the Service Employees International Union, Local 888, Brewster Library Employees, or to
take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
NON-UNION PERSONNEL WAGE FUNDING
ARTICLE NO . 20 * To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer from
available funds a sum of money to fund wage and salary adjustments effective July 1, 2020 for
eligible and non- union employees dictated by the Compensation Plan developed pursuant to
the Personnel Bylaw, Section 364 of the Brewster Town Code, or to take any other action
relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
TOWN CODE AMENDMENT/Placement of Articles
ARTICLE NO . 21* To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster,
Chapter 48, by revising Section 10 by inserting the underlined text, as follows;
§ 48- 10 Placement of articles .
The Town will address the placement of articles on the Town Meeting warrant by lottery on the
Town Meeting floor. All articles, excepting the Town 's operating budget, the schools operating
budget, Capital and Special Project Expenditures Community Preservation Articles transfer
from Capital Stabilization fund , transfer from General Stabilization fund the consent calendar
and debt obligation articles shall be placed in a "fish bowl " or other suitable container to be
drawn randomly by the Town Moderator, and each article shall be considered according to the
order in which it is drawn ; provided, however, that articles deemed by the Moderator to be
substantively related and best acted upon together, or articles so identified in the warrant, may
in the Moderator' s discretion be treated as a single article for purposes of such drawing.
Or to take any other action related thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
CITIZEN PETITON /Commercial Single- Use Plastic Water Bottle Ban
ARTICLE NO . 22 : To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following as a general by-law and to
insert it into the Code of the Town of Brewster Massachusetts .
Section 1. Sale of Single-use Plastic Water Bottles
Effective on September 1, 2021, it shall be unlawful to sell non-carbonated, unflavored drinking
water in single-use plastic bottles of less than 1 gallon in the Town of Brewster. Enforcement of
this regulation will begin September 1, 2021.
Section 2. Definitions
A single- use plastic bottle is a beverage container made from any type of plastic resin .
Section 3 . Exemptions
Sales or distribution of non-carbonated, unflavored drinking water in single-use plastic bottles
occurring subsequent to a declaration of emergency ( by the Emergency Management Director
or other duly authorized Town , County, Commonwealth or Federal Official ) affecting the
availability and/or quality of drinking water to residents of the Town shall be exempt from this
bylaw until seven days after the declaration has ended .
Section 4. Enforcement
Enforcement of this article shall be the responsibility of the Town Manager or his/her designee .
The Town Manager shall determine the inspection process to be followed, incorporating the
process into other Town duties as appropriate . Any establishment conducting sales in violation
of this article shall be subject to a non-criminal disposition fine as specified in G . L. Chapter 40 §
21D . The following penalties apply:
• First violation : Written warning
• Second violation : $ 150 fine
• Third and subsequent violation : $ 300 fine
Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation, incurring additional fines. Any
such fines collected shall be payable to the Town of Brewster.
Rationale :
Single-use plastic bottles impact environmental health, and the health and longevity of other
species, who may ingest plastic as food . Ultimately, plastic re- enters the human food chain
where the adverse consequences are both know and emerging. Plastics pollute and impact our
environment across their lifecycle from production to use to disposal . Over 1, 500 single-use
plastic water bottles are used and discarded in the U .S . per second . Elimination of the use of
single- use plastic water bottles will have a significant impact on future plastic- based pollution
including the nation's greenhouse gas footprint and is consistent with protection of the natural
environment in Brewster, Barnstable County, our nation and our earth, which we have a
common responsibility to protect and steward .
( Citizen Petition ) ( Majority Vote Required )
CITIZEN PETITON /5 Year Cost Estimate to Operate Dog Park
ARTICLE NO . 23 : To see if the Town will direct the Board of Selectmen to require a 5-year
estimated administration , operations and maintenance plan with proposed budget, to include
the method and cost of addressing waste containment and disposal, to be presented to the
taxpayers before Town meeting may allocate any Town land for the development of a Dog Park;
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Citizen Petition ) ( Majority Vote Required )
CITIZEN PETITON /Climate Emergency and Net Zero Declaration
ARTICLE NO . 24& To see if the Town will vote to approve the following:
Be it resolved that the Town of Brewster recognizes that the climate emergency — driven by
human activity including fossil fuel consumption and land use practices leading to global
warming, rising seas, deadly storms, dangerous heat waves, acidifying oceans, and melting ice
sheets — poses a threat to the health, safety, and economic security of our residents, especially
our children and future generations, and to our natural resources .
The Town of Brewster therefore adopts the following policy objectives :
( 1) Reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from human activity within and by the Town to
zero at the earliest technically and economically feasible time, and
(2) Reduce the Town's vulnerability to climate change .
Further, the Town requests that the Select Board and Town Administration integrate these
priorities into their strategic planning efforts, direct all Town officers and departments to take
such measures within the scope of their respective responsibilities and authority as may be
necessary and prudent to facilitate such policy objectives, and actively engage the community
in moving these initiatives forward .
(Citizen Petition ) ( Majority Vote Required )
CITIZEN PETITION /Private Road Betterment
ARTICLE NO. 25@ ARTICLE 157 — 9 and 157 — 20 Repair by Town . To see if the Town will vote,
regarding only the number of abutters who must sign a petition requesting a road Betterment,
to amend sections 9 and 20 of Article 157 as follows : Every instance of the words "more than
fifty percent," "fifty percent plus one" or "majority" shall be replaced by the words "two-thirds"
66 . 7 % rounded up to the next highest whole number," or take any other action relative
thereto .
( Citizen Group ) ( Majority Vote Required )
TOWN CODE AMENDMENT/Private Road Betterment
ARTICLE NO . 26 * To see if the Town will vote to amend the Code of the Town of Brewster,
Chapter 157, by revising Section 20, as shown below, with text to be deleted noted by
tFikethFGugh and text to be inserted show in bold and underline , as follows;
§ 157-20 Repair by Town .
A.
In the event that a group of property owners who own property on a private road which has
been open for public use for at least five years wish the Town of Brewster to finance the repair
of their private way, they shall engage an engineer experienced in road construction and repair
who shall survey the road in question to develop a plan for the repair of that private road which
shall take into consideration the need for additional drainage, new berms, driveway aprons to
protect the edges of the repaired road, the filling of existing cracks and the application of one
or more layers of bituminous concrete .
Be
The plan shall specify the projected useful life of the repaired private way, and in no event shall
the projected use life be less than 15 years . All costs of preparing the plan, obtaining cost
estimates and preparing the petition described below shall be the exclusive responsibility of the
petitioners .
Co
After the plan has been prepared , the property owners ' engineer shall secure at least three bids
from established contractors to complete the work outlined lin the engineer's plan . After
receipt of the bids, the property owners shall prepare a petition to the Select Board for the
Town of Brewster to finance the work in an amount certain, including a ten -percent
contingency amount. The petition shall list the parcels by lot number and map number together
with the owners ' names of record with a space for each owner to place his or her signature. The
petition must state that each signature represents an irrevocable agreement by each signatory
to repay to the Town of Brewster, through the mechanism of a betterment added to each
owner's real estate tax bill, his or her pro-rata share of the total amount to be financed plus
interest and administrative costs, which Town administrative costs shall not exceed 4% of the
project. The petition shall not be presented to the Selectmen unless 50 % of all the abutters to
the road plus one more abutter shall have agreed to the project and its financial commitment
by having signed it.
D .
The petition, accompanied by the engineer's plan, a map of the private way to be repaired and
backup for the cost estimates shall be submitted to the Selectmen ' s Office en " tee
Nevemb " iz ' ^ . The Selectmen shall refer every such petition to the Assessor's Office for
verification of signatures and confirmation that more than 50 % of abutters have signed . The
Selectmen shall consider all submitted petitions that pass the Assessor' s examination e
DeeembeF 3 . If the Selectmen determine that the proposed repairs are in the public interest
and if the Selectmen determine that these repairs are within the financial capability of the
Town , the Select Board shall refer each petition so determined to the Planning Board which
shall conduct a public hearing on each petition e^ or b ":lE" -" FebFUaFY 28 to evaluate the plan,
examine the cost estimates and hear from both the abutters and the general public. The
Planning Board shall either endorse the plan by a simple majority vote and return it to the
Selectmen , recommend changes in costs or scope of the plan or disapprove the plan by a
simple majority vote .
E.
If the Planning Board approves any such plan, the Select Board may place the plan on the
warrant for the " "A ^ " " any special or annual Town Meeting. If the Planning Board
suggests modifications or changes in scope of costs, the Select Board may, at its option, send
out proxies to the abutters noting scope and cost changes or it may return the project to the
petitioners . If proxies are sent out, they must be returned at least 45 days prior to by MaFeh1
if the pizejeet is to be id d at the Annual Town Meeting at which they are to be
considered . if the proxies are returned b � ",may- Aa;h-31- within such time . the Selectmen may place
the project on the Annual Town Meeting Warrant, provided that more than 50% of the abutters
approve the revisions. Long-term financing may be issued for said project by the Town for up to
a fifteen-year period .
F .
If the mal Town Meeting votes to endorse and finance the project, the engineer who did the
original plan shall be named " Project Manager. " He shall prepare a new request for quotations
with the bids to be directed to the Town Administrator. The Project Manager and the Town
Administrator shall select the best bid to do the work. The Project Manager shall advise the
Superintendent of Public Works 48 hours in advance of each phase of the project and certify, in
writing, to the Superintendent of Public Works that each phase of the work has been
completed to the Project Manager' s satisfaction . The Superintendent of Public Works shall
inspect the completed work and certify to the Town Accountant that the work is completed so
that payment can be made .
G . For a group of private roads within a subdivision in wh ; ,.h membership in a neigh " ^ -h ^ ^ �
prepeFty ewner.s a 55 A. eiati ^ p is a Ute ,,., atiG ^ Rd ,+^ . .� the same procedure shall be used for
any petition filed on or after July 1 , 2019 , provided that .
(" SE) long a5 a majority of the owners of the lots abutting the group of private ways to
be repaired signs the petition required by Subsection B above . Where a lot has frontage
on , and derives access from , more than one group of roads, the owner of such lot shall
be entitled to onto one vote. Owners of lots that are assessed as unbuildable and lots
that may not be built upon pursuant to a deed restriction, conservation restriction or
other recorded instrument shall not be entitled to vote and such lots shall not be
subiect to betterment assessments hereunder. •] and
H .
The Town of Brewster shall incur no liability for any damages of any nature whatsoever arising
from the project by virtue of the Town 's agreeing to finance any repair of a private subdivision
way. The abutters who accept Town financing shall be deemed to have indemnified and held
the Town harmless against any and all such claims .
1 .
Any private way improved under the provisions of this bylaw need not be brought up to full
Town road standards . Any private way improved under the provisions of this bylaw shall
continue to remain a private way.
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk
at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid .
Given under our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed thisDh day of August 2020 .
�� g�Q.rNin dCQu�G'
Mar W. Chaffee, Chair Benjamin W. deRuyter, Vice Chair
.Da.vid Wl ifhey
Cynthia A. Bingham, Clerk David C. Whitney
Fdwa id B OAOL cdaan
Edward B . Chatelain
I, Roland W . Bassett Jr, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby certify that I
served the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of September 12, 2020 by posting attested
copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the IRtn day of August 2020 .
Brewster Town Offices Cafe Alfresco
Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House
The Brewster General Store Millstone Liquors
U . S . Post Office
Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Con able
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TOWN OF BREWSTER SPECIAL TOWN MEETING SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Barnstable, ss
To : Roland W. Bassett, Jr.
Constable of the Town of Brewster
Greetings :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and
inform the Town of Brewster inhabitants qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Stony
Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road , on Saturday, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020, next, at
10 : 05 a . m . o' clock in the morning, then and there to act upon the following articles :
UNPAID BILLS
ARTICLE NO . 1 : To see what sums the Town will vote to appropriate, and also to raise, borrow
pursuant to an applicable statute or transfer from available funds for the payment, pursuant to
G . L. c. 44, § 64, of unpaid bills from previous fiscal years, including any bills now on overdraft:
Vendor Amount
a . Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative $ 20,458 . 58
b . Division of Unemployment Assistance $ 50, 000. 00
c. Direct Energy $ 228 . 79
Total $ 70,687.37
Or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Nine-tenths Vote Required )
RESCIND DEBT AUTHORIZATION
ARTICLE NO . 2a To see if the Town will vote to repeal or rescind unused borrowing authority
authorized by previous town meetings, as follows;
DEPARTMENT ITEM ARTICLE / TOWN AMOUNT TO BE
MEETING RESCINDED
Golf Reel Grinding Article 10 of the May $ 35, 000
Equipment 2019 Annual Town
Meeting
Golf Pick Up Truck Article 10 of the May $ 50, 000
2019 Annual Town
Meeting
Golf Well Recondition and Article 10 of the May $55, 000
Pump Replacement 2019 Annual Town
Project Meeting
Golf Clubhouse Fire Alarm Article 10 of the May $20 000
System 2019 Annual Town
Meeting
Golf Clubhouse Repairs Article 10 of the May $ 20, 000
2019 Annual Town
Meeting
or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
WATER DEPARTMENT ENTERPRISE FUND
ARTICLE NO . 3s To see if the Town will vote to accept the provision of G . L. Ch . 44 Section 53F%
in order to establish a Water Department Enterprise Fund for fiscal year commencing on July 1,
2020, and to transfer any funds remaining in the Water Department Reserve Fund as of June
30, 2020, or to take any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
HOME RULE PETITION /Conveyance of a Parcel of Land
ARTICLE NO . 4 * To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select Board to petition the
General Court for special legislation authorizing the conveyance to the Town of the fee simple
title to or a lesser interest in a portion or portions of the Nickerson State Forest for public way,
sidewalk and/or shared path purposes and undertaking the Millstone Road project, or to take
any other action relative thereto .
( Board of Selectmen ) ( Majority Vote Required )
PROPERTY VALUATION SERVICES
ARTICLE NO . 5 * To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Surplus account the
sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($ 80, 000 ) for the purposes of conducting revaluations of real
and personal property and to authorize the Town Administrator to solicit bids and/or proposals,
enter into a contract or contracts and expend said funds for this purpose, or to take any other
action relative thereto .
( Board of Assessors) ( Majority Vote Required )
You are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at
the time and place of said meeting *as aforesaid .
Given under our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed this n th day of August 2020 .
l,Ui� F�ja.,r-,�h dc�2ayfer
Mary W. Chaffee, Chair Benjamin W. deRuyter, Vice Chair
G�gi�ylla m k9z V"
Cynthia A. Bingham, Clerk David C. Whitney
Ed�✓a.rd B G�a�l-�La.;h
Edward B . Chatelain
I, Roland W. Bassett Jr, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby certify that I
served the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of September 12, 2020 by posting attested
copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the 19th day of August 2020 .
Brewster Town Offices Cafe Alfresco
Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House
The Brewster General Store Millstone Liquors
U . S . Post Office
Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Constable
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